SoCal man still missing; last seen in Willits area

A Southern California man unfamiliar with local roads remains missing after his car got stuck in a ditch on Sherwood Road about 20 miles west of Willits. The last time his family spoke to him was at 11:30 p.m. May 26.

Erik Swan Lamberg, 51, was last seen the morning of May 28. From credit card receipts he checked out of the Budget Inn and shopped at a market in Laytonville that morning, say family members. While Lamberg has a cell phone it has apparently been turned off since May 28 and no credit cards in his name have been used since, according to family members.

"No significant leads have been developed or reported to us over the past few weeks," says Mendocino County sheriff's Lt. Greg Van Patten.

Family members alerted the law enforcement on May 29 that Lamberg was missing. On June 1, ATV riders called the sheriff's office about a 2004 silver Honda Odyssey apparently abandoned in a ditch on Sherwood to Fort Bragg Road. Responding deputies determined the car belonged to Lamberg and searched the immediate area around it but found no sign of the missing man. The car was towed to clear the road.

Lamberg stopped in Mendocino County when his car broke down May 26 in Leggett. He had the Honda towed to a Laytonville shop.

The 51-year-old Lamberg is 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 200 pounds. He has "sandy" blond hair and blue eyes. He may be experiencing mental health issues, says police but his not considered violent.

"If anyone sees him, we would so much appreciate that information be provided to the Mendocino sheriff's department, and [let him know] that his family is missing him," says wife Samantha Lamberg.

Anyone who may have information about Lamberg's disappearance or current location is being asked to contact the sheriff's office at 463-4086.